NativeScript/apps/tests/ui/search-bar/search-bar-tests-native.android.ts

import colorModule = require("color");
import searchBarModule = require("ui/search-bar");

function getTextView(bar: android.widget.SearchView): android.widget.TextView {
    if (bar) {
        var id = bar.getContext().getResources().getIdentifier("android:id/search_src_text", null, null);
        if (id) {
            return <android.widget.TextView> bar.findViewById(id);
        }
    }

    return undefined;
}

export function getNativeHintColor(searchBar: searchBarModule.SearchBar): colorModule.Color {
    var textView = getTextView(searchBar.android);

    if (textView) {
        return new colorModule.Color(textView.getHintTextColors().getDefaultColor());
    }
    return undefined;
}